Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria: A Contextual Study of Ambivalent Encounters

ISBN-13: 9781137441188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 246 str.

Akintunde E. Akinade

Opis

This book examines the various Christian responses to Islam in Nigeria. It is a study of the complex, interreligious relationships in Nigeria. Using a polymethodic approach, the book grapples with many narratives dealing with interreligious competition and cooperation in Nigeria.

Spis treści

Preface Introduction: Exploring a New Trajectory in Interreligious Encounter 1. Interpretations: Towards a New Approach in Christian-Muslim Encounters 2. Glimpses of the Terrain: The Cross, The Crescent, and the Nigerian Context 3. Abiding Faith: Varieties of Christian Responses to Islam 4. Cross Meets Crescent: Forms of Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria 5. On Faithful Presence: Religion and Human Wholeness in Nigeria Conclusion: On Living and Walking Together into the Future

O autorze

Akintunde E. Akinade is Professor of Theology at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.